Chatswood railway station, Sydney

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Chatswood is a CityRail railway station on the North Shore railway line in Sydney, Australia, at the business centre of Chatswood.It is at the level of the surrounding ground, 87 m above sea level, 11.7 km from Central.

History

Chatswood station was opened, along with the North Shore railway line on 1 January 1890. An island platform was built on 23 May 1900 and a third "local" platform brought into use on 12 July 1919. The first electric train ran through Chatswood on 15 August 1927, with full electric passenger service commencing 27 October 1928. At one time there was a goods siding at the station and before 1958 there was a tram terminus in Victoria Avenue beside the station.

The station will be the eastern junction of the new Epping Chatswood Railway (ECR) due to be completed mid-2008. To accommodate the new line the original station, as well as the attached bus interchange and shopping centre, has undergone complete demolition which started in 2005.

The new station will become part of the Chatswood Transport Interchange (CTI) and will consist of two island platforms. As part of construction the platform 3 was demolished and a temporary island platform was created in its place. The original island platform was demolished and a new western island platform opened and made ready for revenue service on 16 October 2006. Upon opening the western side the temporary facilities were demolished and construction began on the eastern platform.

When fully complete in 2008 the station will be part of the larger CTI complex which will consist of the station, a bus interchange, the new shopping plaza Metro Chatswood and 3 towers. Metro Chatswood will serve next door to Lemon Grove and Westfield Chatswood.

Platforms/Service

Platform 1: (future platform 3)
*North Shore line colour>North Shore Line - all stations and limited stops services, and peak hour intercity services to Central; then to Blacktown, Penrith, Emu Plains, Riverstone, or Richmond via the Western line colour>Western Line, or to Eastwood or Hornsby via the Northern line colour>Northern Line

Platform 2: (future platform 4)
*North Shore line colour>North Shore Line – all stations and limited stops services to Gordon, Hornsby and Berowra; peak hour intercity services to Gosford and Wyong.

With the opening of the western island platform Chatswood became one of the first Cityrail stations to feature the new dual Dell monitors displaying train departure information. Trains on the Epping-Chatswood Railway will be able proceed to the central business district (CBD) or terminate at Chatswood as required.

Accessibility

The station has been provided with Easy Access for wheelchairs as part of the ECR project.

Transport Links

Shorelink runs three routes to and from Chatswood railway station:
* Route 558 - Lindfield via East Lindfield and Roseville
* Route 565 - Macquarie via Lindfield and UTS
* Route 590 - Turramurra station
NightRide route N90 serves Chatswood station.

There are many other bus routes.

Trackplan

Neighbouring stations

External links

* [http://www.tidc.nsw.gov.au/ViewSite.aspx?PageID=34 Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (TIDC) - Epping to Chatswood Rail Line]
* [http://www.metrochatswood.com.au/ Metro Chatswood - New Shopping Centre located inside the station - Virtual Tour of the Station]
* [http://cti.cri.com.au/ Chatswood Transport Interchange - Developers Website showing construction photos]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/citysider/sets/72157606735106574/ Photo gallery showing construction of the Chatswood station redevelopment]
* [http://nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Chatswood&line=NSW:north_shore:0 Chatswood Railway Station] - NSWRail.net - More images available

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